Turnover at the Top
The food
service industry is known for having a high turnover rate. In fact, the annual
rate has even at times exceeded 100%, but it is becoming more common for the
management high up in the company to have a high turnover rate as compared to
other industries. This can greatly affect the company because the unsteadiness
of revolving management at this level can cause poor financial decisions
and future strategic planning for the
company.
In order to
determine how a CEO may be compensated for the company doing well, Barber,
Ghiselli, & Deale did a study to determine what incomes correlated with
their compensation. For small companies, it was gross income, where as for
large companies it was net income. The largest companies had a correlation with
CEO compensation and stock prices of their company. This implies that the
turnover in management at food service companies is related to performance
measures and the company's size.
The authors
also state that turnover at the larger companies is probably due to loss of
shareholders when the company is doing poorly, and for this reason, the board
of directors is forced to ask for resignation of the CEO.
The real
question is, what will happen to the food service industry if the turnover rate
of CEO's continues to grow over the coming years?
Barber, N.,
Ghiselli, R., Deale, C., & Whithem, C. (2009). CEO Turnover in the
Foodservice Industry: Is There a Relationship to Key Financial
Performance?. Journal Of Foodservice Business Research, 12(1),
2-17. doi:10.1080/15378020802671834
-SB
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